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On the recordJuly 26, 2017
I intend to offer a motion to commit the reconciliation bill to the Committee on Finance with instructions to report the same back to the Senate in 3 days, not counting any day on which the Senate is not in session, with changes that No. 1, are within the jurisdiction of such committee; and No. 2, eliminate provision that would harm children by reducing their access to affordable healthcare or limiting coverage or benefits under Medicaid. The following Senators support my motion to commit: Booker, Baldwin, Blumenthal, Whitehouse, Leahy, Brown, Peters, Van Hollen, Harris, Franken, Feinstein, Udall, Coons, Carper, Reed, Duckworth, Durbin, Gillibrand, Stabenow, Wyden, Hirono, Cardin, Casey, Bennet, Warren, Heinrich, Nelson, and Shaheen. I am offering the motion to protect American children from being harmed by the upheaval that will result in insurance markets from this bill becoming law. I ask unanimous consent that the full text of my motion to commit be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Motion to Commit With Instructions Mr. Menendez moves to commit the bill H.R.…
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Bob Menendez
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